People Fixing the World Podcast
Brilliant solutions to the world鈥檚 problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.
Episodes to download
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The miracle cure: Exercise
Tue 4 Feb 2020
If exercise were a drug, almost everyone over 65 would want to take it
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Fighting depression together
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Women in Uganda are learning how to treat their neighbours for depression
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Running to do good
Tue 21 Jan 2020
Forget the treadmill - these people have turned doing good deeds into a workout
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Forecasting volcanoes
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Preparing for disasters long before they strike rather than rescuing people afterwards
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The pharmacists fighting high drug prices
Tue 7 Jan 2020
When drug prices went up, pharmacists stepped in to make medicines themselves
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How to move the Earth
Tue 31 Dec 2019
The plans to use lasers or asteroids to move our planet away from the sun
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Checking in with the problem solvers
Christmas Eve 2019
Stopping forest fires with goats and more 鈥� an update on projects we鈥檝e visited before
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Making your deliveries greener
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries
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Convicting more rapists
Tue 10 Dec 2019
Rapists often get away without being convicted 鈥� South Africa thinks it has an answer
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Turning kids into entrepreneurs
Tue 3 Dec 2019
Children in Uganda are running their own businesses thanks to special classes in school
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Saving the World鈥檚 Ice
Tue 26 Nov 2019
Silica beads and whiter clouds - ideas to stop the world鈥檚 ice melting
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Stopping abuse with protection dogs
Tue 19 Nov 2019
Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs
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How to stop fires destroying whole neighbourhoods
Tue 12 Nov 2019
The innovative fire alarm designed to protect South Africa鈥檚 poorest communities
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How to save the banana
Tue 5 Nov 2019
The banana is under threat from a deadly disease. These people are trying to save it.
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The future of freight
Tue 29 Oct 2019
Designing eco-friendly lorries to make cleaner, greener deliveries
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Gaming for good
Tue 22 Oct 2019
Gamers are helping scientists to analyse research and develop new drugs
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The town rethinking the future of energy
Tue 15 Oct 2019
Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change
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Shopping for a better life
Tue 8 Oct 2019
How a grocery store is bringing health care to people who can鈥檛 usually afford it
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Turning waste into energy
Tue 1 Oct 2019
Instead of sending all our waste to landfill, some companies are using it to make energy
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Spotting the sound of a cardiac arrest
Tue 24 Sep 2019
Copenhagen is experimenting with a new way of analysing emergency calls
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The snakebite squad
Tue 17 Sep 2019
A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes
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Meeting Colombia鈥檚 鈥榁iolentologist鈥�
Tue 10 Sep 2019
How a doctor in Colombia changed the way cities monitor and prevent violence
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A new way to detect an invisible poison in water
Tue 3 Sep 2019
Scientists hope a new test will save millions from drinking arsenic in their water
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Oysters to the rescue
Tue 27 Aug 2019
The humble oyster is helping to keep the oceans clean and protect shorelines
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The concrete cleaners
Tue 20 Aug 2019
Making cement that locks in carbon dioxide instead of releasing it into the atmosphere
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Bangladesh鈥檚 biker girls
Tue 13 Aug 2019
The motorbike taxi app where the drivers and passengers are all women.
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A simple way to help a relative if they鈥檙e arrested
Tue 30 Jul 2019
A group in California is teaching families how to help loved ones charged with crimes
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Stopping child marriage with solar lanterns
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Solar-powered lamps are giving girls independence and stopping them becoming child brides
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Trieste鈥檚 mental health 鈥榬evolution鈥�
Tue 16 Jul 2019
How Italy鈥檚 radical decision to close its mental asylums shaped the way we think today
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